Johnson says his government is ‘exceptional’ as he tries to calm Tory MPs

PM struggles to defuse row triggered by insistence that he would remain in office until 2030s

Boris Johnson claimed on Sunday that the record of his government was remarkable" and quite exceptional" as he continued to brush aside internal Tory criticism of his leadership.

However, in a series of interviews at the G7 summit in Germany, the prime minister sought to defuse the row triggered by his declaration that he wanted to remain in office until the 2030s by saying he meant he was focused on his reform agenda.